Improvement in clothes-hooks



GEORGE, M HUBBARD, lmprovemenf in Clothes Hooks.

N0 123,699. Patented Fgb.13, I872.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QEEIGE.

GEORGE M. HUBBARD, OF NEW HAVEN, ASSIGNOR TO PARKER 84? WHIPPLE 00., OF WEST MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-HOOKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 123,699, dated February 13, 1872.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. HUBBARD, of the city and county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Hook, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists of the employment of a spring, in combination with a swinging-hook and its base, and also of three planes upon the sides of the hooks shaft, (which planes constitute three sides of a quadrilateral-1,) in combination with the spring and a collar, as hereinafter described.

In the accompanylng drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a hook embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same, showing the hook part turned to one side; and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of the same on line a: w, the parts being detached in order to better show the same.

A designates the base, which is provided with screw-holes by which it is secured to the wall or other support. This base is also provided with two sockets, a a, which receive and hold the shaft 0 of the hook B. The position of the shaft 0 in the sockets a a is indicated by broken lines in Fig. 3. The shaft 0 is provided with three planes, 0, standing at right angles to each other. At each end of theplanes b is a collar, d, formed by an enlargement of the shaft 0, and of such size that the corners or junction of the planes b will be even with the edge of said collars, as shown in Fig. 4. Immediately back of the planes 1) is a spring, 0, which presses against the planes 1), and is held in its position in thebase A by being received in a shallow recess in the front of said base.

The parts may be of any pleasing design, and are cast with the screw-holes and sockets all complete, thereby saving the expense of drilling.

After obtaining the parts and japanning or finishing them in any manner desired, the spring o'is placed in the front of the base, as shown in Fig. 4. To secure the hook B thereto the upper end of the shaft 0 is inserted in the upper one of the sockets a a, until the lower end of said shaft is even with the top of the lower socket; when the spring 0 is depressed sufficient to allow the shaft to come directly over, and drop into the lower socket, when the device is in working order, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The pressure of the spring 0 upon the respective planes 1) will hold the hook B directly in front, (see Fig. l,l or at either side, in accordance with which of the planes are brought in contact with the spring. Thus the hook may be placed in either of these three positions, and will remain fixed in its place In taking a garment from a hook it often happens that a tendency to lift the hook is given, whereby it becomes desirable that a swinging-hook should have some device to prevent its shaft from being lifted out of its bearings or sockets. In case an upward or lifting pressure is exerted upon my hook, the collar cl will engage with the edge of the spring 0, and prevent said hook from being lifted out of place. When it is desired to remove the hook B from its base A it can be accomplished by swinging the hook B to one side, and stopping it at an angle of about forty-five degrees to the base, at which point one of the corners of the planes b will be brought directly in front of the spring 0, bearing against it so as to depress it even with the edge of the collar d, when the shaft 0 can be lifted sufficiently to remove the hook B. This position of the hook being one in which the hook is never fixed for use, there is no danger of any accidental removal of said hook.

By making the hook B of a proper design, (see Fig. 3,) it may be used as a shelf-bracket,

which will be desirable in places where shelves are used only a part of the year, as for plant shelves. When not used for a bracket it may be used as a hook, or swung to either side, so

' as to be out of the way.

I claim as my invention- 1. The collar 61 and planes 1;, which constitute three sides of a quadrilateral, in combi nation with the spring 0, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the base A, swinging hook or bracket B, and spring 0, substantially as and for the purpose described.

. GEORGE M. HUBBARD.

Witnesses:

JAMES SHEPARD, F. H. CHURCHILL. 

